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the plan is not a navy commander, he's not a navy s.e.a.l. he held a number of jobs as a reservist in navy security operations. in fact, he went to iraq, we are told, and had a job providing military security on iraqi oil platforms, to have that job, it is most likely we are told he did receive some advanced weapons training. you will remember back in those days, those oil platforms, a lot of concern about small boat attacks, sniper attacks, that sort of thing. so he clearly has a certain level, a worrisome level of weapons expertise. the police know this. they know what they are dealing with. what he has on hand now in terms of weapons, of course, is the major concern. ashleigh. >> barbara, i'm reading here his last day of affiliation with the navy as a reservist was february 1st of this year. we are talking about -- what's astounding here -- i was going to say he has eight awards, eight different awards including the ones you mentioned. but any idea about his mental illness or his mental health or anything that the military might have on hi
the plan is not a navy commander, he's not a navy s.e.a.l. he held a number of jobs as a reservist in navy security operations. in fact, he went to iraq, we are told, and had a job providing military security on iraqi oil platforms, to have that job, it is most likely we are told he did receive some advanced weapons training. you will remember back in those days, those oil platforms, a lot of concern about small boat attacks, sniper attacks, that sort of thing. so he clearly has a certain...
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dorner is also a former navy lieutenant. he threatened to target law enforcement officers in retaliation for being fired more than four years ago from the lapd. "outfront" tonight, mike rogers of michigan. good to talk to you, chairman. let me just start, we just had jim clemente on, who worked for the fbi as a profiler. he says he has a friend whose son is on a field trip up to bear mountain, where they believe, where the car was just found, dorner's car was just found and they confirmed it was his a few moments ago. that about 100 fbi agents surrounded these kids, the kids were terrified, they said, you have to leave, they weren't really sure what was going on. i'm trying to get a sense from you of how significant this search effort is right now. i mean, obviously, they're throwing out a number. i don't know whether it really was 100, but it seems significant. >> yeah, any time that you would launch, both the fbi, and i'm sure that the lapd is involved as well, it just shows that it's serious. and what's concerning about t
dorner is also a former navy lieutenant. he threatened to target law enforcement officers in retaliation for being fired more than four years ago from the lapd. "outfront" tonight, mike rogers of michigan. good to talk to you, chairman. let me just start, we just had jim clemente on, who worked for the fbi as a profiler. he says he has a friend whose son is on a field trip up to bear mountain, where they believe, where the car was just found, dorner's car was just found and they...
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navy reserve, is a trained sniper. it's what makes this manhunt both urgent and particularly dangerous. chris lawrence joins me now. in this manifesto he says he's always been the top shot, as i just read. do his military records back that up? >> militarywise, he's good, but he's exaggerating a little bit. the u.s. navy has three levels of proficiency above the base line. marksman, sharpshooter and then expert at the highest level. he qualified as a marksman with the rifle, but he did qualify as an expert, though highest level with the 9 millimeter pistol. he also received some training on weak side shooting. even some very good shooters have a hard time going from the right thoohand to the left hand. he would have been trained in shooting from his weak side. if you are shooting from a concealed position, if you can shoot from your weak side, you might not have to expose as much of your body. you'd be a smaller target and still be able to return fire. >> dorner -- this guy also promises to use specific warfare tactics
navy reserve, is a trained sniper. it's what makes this manhunt both urgent and particularly dangerous. chris lawrence joins me now. in this manifesto he says he's always been the top shot, as i just read. do his military records back that up? >> militarywise, he's good, but he's exaggerating a little bit. the u.s. navy has three levels of proficiency above the base line. marksman, sharpshooter and then expert at the highest level. he qualified as a marksman with the rifle, but he did...
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christopher jordan dorner, an ex-navy officer with a grudge against the lapd. breaking news tonight, police have located his burned out truck near big bear lake. that's about 100 miles east of los angeles. that's the truck there, burned out. they have not, however, located dorner. just moments ago, we learned that the fbi went to the suspect's home in las vegas. we do not know, however, what, if anything, they discovered there. meantime, back at big bear lake, the l.a. times is reporting that fresh tracks were found nearby. check points are up on local roads and the faa has barred all local news choppers from the air space overhead. as for the suspect himself, authorities say that christopher dorner is not only armed, not only dangerous and vowing revenge on his former lapd officers but also people close to them. in a strange and chilling online manifesto allegedly written by dorner, he says, and i quote, i never had an opportunity to have a family of mine own, i'm terminating yours. as for his capabilities, a local police officer had this to say, quote, of cou
christopher jordan dorner, an ex-navy officer with a grudge against the lapd. breaking news tonight, police have located his burned out truck near big bear lake. that's about 100 miles east of los angeles. that's the truck there, burned out. they have not, however, located dorner. just moments ago, we learned that the fbi went to the suspect's home in las vegas. we do not know, however, what, if anything, they discovered there. meantime, back at big bear lake, the l.a. times is reporting that...
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navy reserve earlier this year. in fact, just a short time ago, after serving in several overseas jobs. basically as a security officer. he was a lieutenant. he had weapons training in the navy. but not a commando, not a navy s.e.a.l., this was basic security work. nonetheless, he had two awards critically. the rifle marksman ribbon, and the pistol expert medal. this meant he had some qualifications in shooting at some expert level at particular distances or ranges. i think, though, very clear we should also understand that he had expertise through his service as a police officer. many people, many police officers serve in the military reserve, and they have a lot of weapons expertise due to all of that. still, very concerning, obviously, because of his background. >> were you able to learn anything about did the military have any information on his mental health? >> reporter: well, this would be a matter of privacy concerns. but at the moment, they wouldn't publicly release that. at the moment, very preliminary, th
navy reserve earlier this year. in fact, just a short time ago, after serving in several overseas jobs. basically as a security officer. he was a lieutenant. he had weapons training in the navy. but not a commando, not a navy s.e.a.l., this was basic security work. nonetheless, he had two awards critically. the rifle marksman ribbon, and the pistol expert medal. this meant he had some qualifications in shooting at some expert level at particular distances or ranges. i think, though, very clear...
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police in texas releasing a tape of the # 11 call that led to the arrest in the murder of decorated navy s.e.a.l. sniper chris kyle. the chilling call coming from the sister of eddie ray routh after the shooting. >> my brother came by here, i was -- [ bleep ] he told me he's committed a murder. >> hold on -- >> i'm terrified for my life. >>> the boy scouts of america, delaying today's vote on lifting its ban on gay members and leaders until may. last month the boy scouts announced they were considering changing their rules. >>> after weeks of suspense, the makers of monopoly revealing its newest game piece, the cat. the games fans chose it over other options like a robot and diamond ring. to make room for the new piece, it's the iron that gets the heave ho. it's the end of an era for the postal service come august. it will stop saturday pickup and delivery. the move is expected to save $2 billion a year. >> nothing against cats, i kind of like the old iron. >> it was so home on a prairie. it's a loss. it's a loss. >> thank you. >>> something else the u.s. postal service has given up, not
police in texas releasing a tape of the # 11 call that led to the arrest in the murder of decorated navy s.e.a.l. sniper chris kyle. the chilling call coming from the sister of eddie ray routh after the shooting. >> my brother came by here, i was -- [ bleep ] he told me he's committed a murder. >> hold on -- >> i'm terrified for my life. >>> the boy scouts of america, delaying today's vote on lifting its ban on gay members and leaders until may. last month the boy...
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in the los angeles area, there's a man hunt under way for the ex-lapd officer and ex-navy lieutenant who has vowed revenge on the lapd by hunting down and killing officers anywhere he finds them. at work or at play. and not just them. their families, too. joining me is our cnn legal contributor who is watching the story as well. paul, as the police and officials try to find this man before he finds more agents -- he's already killed three and injured two, are the prosecutors trying to build a case so if and when they catch him and hopefully alive, they're ready to go in a prosecution and my guess is a death penalty prosecution? >> well, prosecutors are standing on the sidelines right now. i don't think they're actively involved. this is the police investigation. in terms of how a lawyer would look at the the situation and the lieutenant -- and i call him the lieutenant because he was in the military has to understand that his only way out is to voluntarily surrender. with law enforcement mounted against him. in the end if he gets into a firefighter he's going to wind up sked. . dead.
in the los angeles area, there's a man hunt under way for the ex-lapd officer and ex-navy lieutenant who has vowed revenge on the lapd by hunting down and killing officers anywhere he finds them. at work or at play. and not just them. their families, too. joining me is our cnn legal contributor who is watching the story as well. paul, as the police and officials try to find this man before he finds more agents -- he's already killed three and injured two, are the prosecutors trying to build a...
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navy has ordered this heightened security posture. they're not talking exactly about what they're doing. i think we can well understand that they're going to check everybody's passes, everybody's access, as they come in and out of the many military facilities in california. the big question for the military now, brooke, is does this man still have a military i.d. card. he has uniforms, could he possibly try and sneak on to a military base. brooke? >> to think he's talking to these people, these members of the military, it is almost like he's hiding in plain sight. barbara starr with the news on the heightened security posture in both california and nevada. barbara, thank you so much. we're juggling that story. we're talking about this inclement weather, this blizzard here happening in new england. 40 million people in the storm's path. we're going to take you to staten island coming up next. >>> all right, let's look at these pictures together. this is our roving crew, this is the boston area. and clearly people are out and about as w
navy has ordered this heightened security posture. they're not talking exactly about what they're doing. i think we can well understand that they're going to check everybody's passes, everybody's access, as they come in and out of the many military facilities in california. the big question for the military now, brooke, is does this man still have a military i.d. card. he has uniforms, could he possibly try and sneak on to a military base. brooke? >> to think he's talking to these people,...
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survival guide, navy s.e.a.l. secrets to surviving any disaster." glad to have you back. last night we were talking, there was a belief that dorner was up in the resort area of big bear where his pickup truck had been found burning. they thought the fbi might be able to close in on him and find him. now they're saying the trail went cold. how far could he have gotten? >> this guy's 275 pounds, i used to train up there, it's extremely rugged, it's snowing. not very far on foot. this guy is either bunkered in in one of the homes up there or he's nowhere near that area, in my opinion. >> that's my question, do you think that it was a ruse, that he may not even be there? >> i personally do. there's no reason why he had gone through all this planning for this and then just decided to abandon his vehicle, light it on fire, and go off on foot. i think he knows being a former cop that as soon as he lit his truck on fire, it was going to have a major police response, and now we have over 100 law enforcement up there looking for him. and i don't think he's anywhere nearby. i think
survival guide, navy s.e.a.l. secrets to surviving any disaster." glad to have you back. last night we were talking, there was a belief that dorner was up in the resort area of big bear where his pickup truck had been found burning. they thought the fbi might be able to close in on him and find him. now they're saying the trail went cold. how far could he have gotten? >> this guy's 275 pounds, i used to train up there, it's extremely rugged, it's snowing. not very far on foot. this...
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christopher dorner is not only a former cop, he was also a navy security with security clearance. intelligence clearance. he's armed, he's dangerous, and he knows how police and tactical units think. we've asked aaron cohen a national security expert and founder of ims security to join us. first of all, this is a man who can disappear as easily as he appeared. how hard is it going to be for police to catch him? >> well, it's very difficult. obviously, we've been -- they've been on the case going after dorner for almost a week now and the reason why is because he had a significant amount of time to plan what it was that he wanted to do. and so regardless of where he may have wound up, the fact is is that this is a huge country. there's millions of people here. and there's just millions of acres of land. so it's not that hard to become invisible if you really want to. >> what's so fascinating is this is a man who has made it very clear in his writing he is not afraid to die. as a matter of fact, he says "when the roo truth comes out, the killing stops." he's alluding to what he sees
christopher dorner is not only a former cop, he was also a navy security with security clearance. intelligence clearance. he's armed, he's dangerous, and he knows how police and tactical units think. we've asked aaron cohen a national security expert and founder of ims security to join us. first of all, this is a man who can disappear as easily as he appeared. how hard is it going to be for police to catch him? >> well, it's very difficult. obviously, we've been -- they've been on the...
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there is only one sniper course in the navy, and that's run by the s.e.a.l. community. it's a course that i used to be a course manager of. but you know, i looked at -- i was looking at the reports coming out, and you could see that this is not a highly trained individual. he didn't even qualify expert with his rifle medal, so i think it's important to point out that he's not some highly trained military special operations person. it just seems like he's had a little bit of military training, and thank goodness he's not a trained sniper or else we would be in a lot worse situation in los angeles than we currently are. >> we have just gotten video today of the small arms training he got with the lapd. but would he have received -- with the lapd in regular training, he would not have received sniper training with him, would he? >> no, the sniper training, and i have trained the los angeles s.w.a.t. guys and their snipers, and they're great guys, but it's a very specialty piece of training to get. and he wouldn't have had that training. as a regular officer. >> if he was a
there is only one sniper course in the navy, and that's run by the s.e.a.l. community. it's a course that i used to be a course manager of. but you know, i looked at -- i was looking at the reports coming out, and you could see that this is not a highly trained individual. he didn't even qualify expert with his rifle medal, so i think it's important to point out that he's not some highly trained military special operations person. it just seems like he's had a little bit of military training,...
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i'm not sure what his military specialty was in the navy. but he's been responsible for a series of very tragic incidents in california, and this is an extraordinary set of circumstances. >> in the manifesto, he puts your name and a number of other names which i will not be revealing, and he said this, your lack of ethics and conspiring to wrong a just individual are over. suppressing the truth will lead to deadly consequences for you and your family. there will be an element of surprise to where you live, work, and eat. clearly, he feels according to this manifesto, angry about the circumstances behind his firing from the lapd. when you hear the nature of that threat, what do you think of that? >> certainly very chilling, and now that we know that he in fact is acting out on his concerns even more significant. this is an individual, as best we understand it today, has murdered three people, including a police officer. shot two other police officers. and there was a related tragic incident in which two innocent civilians were shot by the los
i'm not sure what his military specialty was in the navy. but he's been responsible for a series of very tragic incidents in california, and this is an extraordinary set of circumstances. >> in the manifesto, he puts your name and a number of other names which i will not be revealing, and he said this, your lack of ethics and conspiring to wrong a just individual are over. suppressing the truth will lead to deadly consequences for you and your family. there will be an element of surprise...
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former navy s.e.a.l. chris kyle who claimed a record 150 kills in iraq died at the hands of another vet, authorities say, allegedly using a semiautomatic handgun. what police don't know yet is why. >> i don't know that we'll ever know. he's the only one that knows that. but at this point he hasn't made any comments to law enforcement as to why he did it. >> they all drove together in a pickup truck, authorities say. less than two hours later, kyle and littlefield were dead. ralph had fled to his sister's house. he told her what happened. she called police. and ralph was eventually caught. ralph is an iraq war veteran. he left the marines in 2010. kyle, who wrote the best-selling auto biography "american sniper" talked about the duty to those he served with in an interview with kttv last year. >> my only regret are the ones i couldn't save. >>> he started a foundation to help those suffering from ptsd. that may be why kyle and littlefield went to the gun range with ralph. >> mr. kyle works with people suff
former navy s.e.a.l. chris kyle who claimed a record 150 kills in iraq died at the hands of another vet, authorities say, allegedly using a semiautomatic handgun. what police don't know yet is why. >> i don't know that we'll ever know. he's the only one that knows that. but at this point he hasn't made any comments to law enforcement as to why he did it. >> they all drove together in a pickup truck, authorities say. less than two hours later, kyle and littlefield were dead. ralph...
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> police in texas releasing a tape of the 911 call that led to an arrest in the murder of decorated navy s.e.a.l. sniper chris kyle. the chilling call coming from the sister of suspect eddie ray routh just after the shooting. >> yes, listen, my brother just came by here. i was at [ bleep ] street. he's now left. but he told me that he's committed a murder. >> okay. hold on. >> and i'm terrified for my life. >> okay. hold on. >> because i don't know if he's going to come back here. >>> the boy scouts of america delaying today's vote on lifting its ban on gay members and leaders until may. last month the boy scouts announced they'd consider changing their rules. today the executive board said it needs more time to deliberate the policies. >>> and after weeks of suspense the makers of monopoly revealing its newest game piece is a cat. the game's fans chose it over other options like a robot and a diamond ring. to make room voters decided that that sweet little iron, well, it's got to go. >>> and it's the end of an era for the postal service. come august it will stop saturday pickup and deli
> police in texas releasing a tape of the 911 call that led to an arrest in the murder of decorated navy s.e.a.l. sniper chris kyle. the chilling call coming from the sister of suspect eddie ray routh just after the shooting. >> yes, listen, my brother just came by here. i was at [ bleep ] street. he's now left. but he told me that he's committed a murder. >> okay. hold on. >> and i'm terrified for my life. >> okay. hold on. >> because i don't know if he's going...
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former navy s.e.a.l. chris kyle, who claimed a record 150 kills in iraq, died at the hands of another vet authorities say. allegedly using a semiautomatic handgun. what police don't know yet is why. >> i don't thank we'll ever know. he's the only one that knows that. but at this point, he hasn't made any comments to law enforcement as to why he did. >> reporter: kyle's friend, chad littlefield, and the suspect, eddie ray routh, all drove to the gun range together in a pickup truck. less than two hours later, kyle and littlefield were dead. routh fled to his sister's house, and she called police and he was eventually caught. routh is an iraq war veteran, leaving the marines in 2010. kyle, who wrote "american sniper" talked about his duty to those he served with is ktvt last year. >> my only regret, the guys i couldn't save. every shot i took, i felt extremely justified. >> reporter: kyle became a fierce advocate for vets, starting a foundation to help those suffering from ptsd. that may be why kyle and lit
former navy s.e.a.l. chris kyle, who claimed a record 150 kills in iraq, died at the hands of another vet authorities say. allegedly using a semiautomatic handgun. what police don't know yet is why. >> i don't thank we'll ever know. he's the only one that knows that. but at this point, he hasn't made any comments to law enforcement as to why he did. >> reporter: kyle's friend, chad littlefield, and the suspect, eddie ray routh, all drove to the gun range together in a pickup truck....
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navy. is there any evidence it impacted his psychological state? >> i asked the psychiatrist and he said ptsd might have played a role, but he doesn't think it's the major factor here. ptsd patients are often much more impulsive, sometimes are hearing voices. seem much more traumatized. he seems more angry and narcicisstic. >> i imagine these are things that they're looking at very closely in terms of trying to figure out how to negotiate with this guy. it's clear that he's very much aware of the media. he knows how to use television. he knows how to use the media and knows how forget a message across. whether or not it's enough that it's out there and broadcast, that he will now fold. >> right. they'll try to look at what does he want. and he says he wants his name cleared. doesn't really care if he dies. he says that throughout the manifesto. he wants people to say you were right. >> all right. elizabeth, thank you. fascinating. >>> we are also following of course the two storms that are colliding to create one big blizzard in the northeast. we'l
navy. is there any evidence it impacted his psychological state? >> i asked the psychiatrist and he said ptsd might have played a role, but he doesn't think it's the major factor here. ptsd patients are often much more impulsive, sometimes are hearing voices. seem much more traumatized. he seems more angry and narcicisstic. >> i imagine these are things that they're looking at very closely in terms of trying to figure out how to negotiate with this guy. it's clear that he's very...
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. >> reporter: for the first time the moments after a navy s.e.a.l. and his friend were shot to death. >>> also, strike two for the second time this week, baseball and performance-enhancing drugs are in the headlines, this time it's milwaukee's ryan braun being investigated. and this. ♪ don't wake me up >>> chris brown and his community service, new questions this morning whether he really served his 180 hours for beating up rihanna. "newsroom" starts now. >>> good morning and welcome to "newsro "newsroom." i'm carol costello. thank you for being with us. neither rain, sleet, snow or hail will stop the post office from delivering your letters but the economy and e-mail will. starting in august the post office will no longer deliver letters and other first class mail to your home saturdays. you'll still receive packages. this is just the first of many deep cuts coming to the united states postal service. athena jones joins me. good morning. >> the packaging will continue, that's one area seen growth in recent years. people are now using e-mail to sta
. >> reporter: for the first time the moments after a navy s.e.a.l. and his friend were shot to death. >>> also, strike two for the second time this week, baseball and performance-enhancing drugs are in the headlines, this time it's milwaukee's ryan braun being investigated. and this. ♪ don't wake me up >>> chris brown and his community service, new questions this morning whether he really served his 180 hours for beating up rihanna. "newsroom" starts now....
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, according to his navy records. he was fired by the police department of los angeles four years ago. do we know what triggered four years later this rampage? >> reporter: well, he he brought up charges against an officer saying that this officer kicked a homeless man. it was determined later, according to police reports, that these charges were false by dorner. after a while, he was subsequently fired and he refers to that time and time again in his manifesto as the reason that he would wage a vendetta against officers, wolf. >> do we know what he's been doing for the last four years since he was fired from the lapd? >> reporter: unclear from this side in riverside. >> paul vercammen. thank you. we're going to stay on top of this story during our 6:00 p.m. hour. we're going to speak with chief police moose who was linked to the d.c. sniper. >>> let's move to today's dramatic confrontation up on capitol hill. for a short time today, protesters actually shut down today's hearing for president obama's nominee to run th
, according to his navy records. he was fired by the police department of los angeles four years ago. do we know what triggered four years later this rampage? >> reporter: well, he he brought up charges against an officer saying that this officer kicked a homeless man. it was determined later, according to police reports, that these charges were false by dorner. after a while, he was subsequently fired and he refers to that time and time again in his manifesto as the reason that he would...
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apparently written by doerner and provided to cnn by an lapd source, he alleged 3 threatened to use his navy training to harm police officers involved in the case and their families. quoting here, i will bring unconventional and a symmetrical warfare to those in lapd uniform weather on or off duty. now an irvine couple is shot to death in the parking deck of their upscale complex. the victims are monica quan and her fiance. her father, randy was a retired cop who worked with dorner. inside night, police name christopher jordan dorner the chief suspect in the sunday night murders. police warn the public he is arm and dangerous. dorner is say reservist known to be a skilled marksman. thursday around 1:30 in the morning, ktla reports doerner is spotted in corona. two police officers are in purr cute when dorner gets out of the truck and starts firing. one was grazed and the other not hurt. dorner flees. then a short time later, another shooting involving cops. this time in riverside. police say two officers on routine patrol are shot after being ambushed at an intersection. one officer is dead
apparently written by doerner and provided to cnn by an lapd source, he alleged 3 threatened to use his navy training to harm police officers involved in the case and their families. quoting here, i will bring unconventional and a symmetrical warfare to those in lapd uniform weather on or off duty. now an irvine couple is shot to death in the parking deck of their upscale complex. the victims are monica quan and her fiance. her father, randy was a retired cop who worked with dorner. inside...
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dorner was an officer in 2009 and reservist for the united states navy. of particular interest at this point in the investigation is a multipage manifesto in which the suspect has implicated himself in the slayings. >> in that manifesto dorner threatened to hurt police officers and their families according to the "l.a. times," dorner was angry with quan's father, he's now retired and may have been involved in dorner's firing in 2009. now the manifesto the writings were posted earlier on a message board. in the meantime authorities say dorner may be involved in three new shootings just this morning, near los angeles. one officer is dead and two others were hurt. on the phone right now, cnn's paul vercannon. this is frightening. >> it is. certainly the los angeles police department they have department headquarters at los angeles and numerous officers out to search for dorner. where one of the shootings occurred where an officer wound up dead and another hurt, they were going into a protective mode. you hear apparently dorner had threatened numerous officer
dorner was an officer in 2009 and reservist for the united states navy. of particular interest at this point in the investigation is a multipage manifesto in which the suspect has implicated himself in the slayings. >> in that manifesto dorner threatened to hurt police officers and their families according to the "l.a. times," dorner was angry with quan's father, he's now retired and may have been involved in dorner's firing in 2009. now the manifesto the writings were posted...
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he is a trained, military guy, lieutenant in the navy. he is a trained police officer and he's holding off, literally, thousands of cops who are searching for him. so very, very dangerous, very scary situation. >> and i'm hoping that he turns himself in and there is no more violence. but if he were to be caught, what possible defense could he have? >> the thing i'm concerned about as far as lieutenant dorner is -- i call him lieutenant because he was a military man. he is facing the death penalty if he does not voluntarily surrender. obviously, he is familiar with the concept of suicide by cop, which is you fight the police with weapons. they're going to shoot you. that's what's going to happen to him at some point in time when he's found. so the death penalty is a certainty with him if he does not voluntarily surrender. on the other hand, if he contacts a lawyer, if he contacts a member of the media -- i was reading his manifesto, which is 13 or 14 pages. he's a guy who really follows the news. he comments about every major issue you cou
he is a trained, military guy, lieutenant in the navy. he is a trained police officer and he's holding off, literally, thousands of cops who are searching for him. so very, very dangerous, very scary situation. >> and i'm hoping that he turns himself in and there is no more violence. but if he were to be caught, what possible defense could he have? >> the thing i'm concerned about as far as lieutenant dorner is -- i call him lieutenant because he was a military man. he is facing the...
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navy to instill honor, courage and commitment in me. it's in any dna. he is narcissistic. it's addressed from him to america. he thought the whole country needed to hear what he had to say. that's sort of the definition of grandiose. >> wow. yeah. clearly felt he was wronged. and also in the note he left to anderson cooper is he said i am not a liar. it seemed it was so important to share that with america. we know this guy was in the military. could ptsd have played a role in him snapping like this? >> the psychiatrist said it's possible. but he said he treated a lot of people with ptsd, and people with ptsd are more impulsive, don't write well-organized, well-thought out sorts of things. they have quicker episodes, ptsd if, in today, he had it may have played a role, but it doesn't appear to be the major factor. >> senior medical correspondent elizabeth cohen, we appreciate your insight this morning. >> thanks. >>> to washington now, where there is a clear rift being reviewed in syria policy. defense secretary leon panetta saying that the u.s. turned down a plan to arm s
navy to instill honor, courage and commitment in me. it's in any dna. he is narcissistic. it's addressed from him to america. he thought the whole country needed to hear what he had to say. that's sort of the definition of grandiose. >> wow. yeah. clearly felt he was wronged. and also in the note he left to anderson cooper is he said i am not a liar. it seemed it was so important to share that with america. we know this guy was in the military. could ptsd have played a role in him...